Luke Tapscott

Luke Tapscott
Personal information
Full name	Luke Tapscott
Nickname(s)	Tappers
Date of birth	(1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Orroroo, South Australia
Original team(s)	North Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	18th overall, 2009 Melbourne
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–2014	Melbourne	48 (12)
2017-2021	Sorrento	78 (133)
2006-09	Nth Adelaide	33 (50)
2010-14	Casey Demons	29 (23)
2021	Orroroo	2 (2)
2016	MPNFL	1 (2)
2022-present	Chelsea Heights Demons
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Career highlights
SFC playing coach 2017-2021 SFC Best & Fairest 2016, 2017
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Tapscott (born 28 June 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tapscott started his football for Northern Areas Football Association club Orroroo before moving to Adelaide to attend Prince Alfred College and play football for North Adelaide Football Club. One of Tapscott's Prince Alfred friends was Jack Trengove, who later became his teammate at Melbourne.^[1]

He excelled through the ranks as a tough, built, young forward/midfielder with an exceptional penetrating kick, on both the left and right foot. After twice representing South Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships and being named in the All Australian team, he was picked as the 18th overall pick in the 2009 AFL Draft, by the Melbourne Football Club. At the time he was compared to 2009 AFL Rising Star winner Daniel Rich.^[2]

After injuring his hip in the 2010 pre-season, Tapscott missed most of the season and was unable to break into Melbourne's senior side when he did return, instead playing for Melbourne's VFL-affiliate Casey,^[3] before injuring his shoulder at the end of 2010.^[1] After an impressive 2011 pre-season, Tapscott made his AFL debut in Round One that year.^[4] Playing in a draw against Sydney, Tapscott played a "tremendous" match, gathering 19 disposals and narrowly missing out on being the AFL Rising Star nominee for round one to Essendon's Dyson Heppell, who would eventually claim the award at the end of the season.^[5][6]

Tapscott was delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season.^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season^[8]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2010	Melbourne	35	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Melbourne	35	15	2	1	131	57	188	50	34	0.1	0.1	8.7	3.8	12.5	3.3	2.3
2012	Melbourne	35	14	2	4	100	56	156	54	48	0.1	0.3	7.1	4	12.1	3.9	3.4
2013	Melbourne	35	16	7	8	107	49	156	56	35	0.4	0.5	6.7	3.1	9.8	3.5	2.2
2014	Melbourne	35	3	1	3	19	12	31	4	6	0.3	1	6.3	4	10.3	1.3	2
Career			48	12	16	357	174	531	164	123	0.3	0.3	7.5	3.6	11.1	3.4	2.7

References

1. Quayle, Emma (27 March 2011). "From classroom to football field, mates stick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
2. Milbank, Zac (10 November 2009). "Luke Tapscott is rich talent and sheer strength". The Advertiser. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
3. Holmesby, Luke (24 March 2011). "Young Demon set for debut". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
4. Paton, Al (24 March 2011). "Melbourne teenager Luke Tapscott to debut against Sydney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
5. Blake, Martin (28 March 2011). "Demons, Swans hurting". The Age. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
6. Paton, Al (29 March 2011). "Essendon youngster Dyson Heppell wins Rising Star nod". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
7. "Demons leave rookie door open for delisted first-round draft pick Luke Tapscott". Retrieved 31 October 2014.
8. "Luke Tapscottstatistics". AFL Tables.

External links

• Luke Tapscott's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Luke Tapscott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Draft profile by the AFL BigPond Network